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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Indonesia (Sulawesi) > Baras

Baras

A language of Indonesia (Sulawesi)

ISO 639-3brs

Population  250 (1987 SIL). 50 households.
Region  South Sulawesi, Mamuju District, south Pasangkayu and north Budong-Budong subdistricts, between Lariang and Budong-Budong rivers, a few villages mainly in Desa Baras.
Language map  Indonesia, Sulawesi, reference number 10
Alternate names   Ende
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 84% with Da’a Kaili [kzf], 85% with Inde dialect of Kaili, Da’a [kzf], 80% or more with other Kaili varieties, 64% with Uma [pkk].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Celebic, Kaili-Pamona, Northern, Kaili
Comments  Some think the language will die out. Muslim.